Light Scatters on Full HD Displays of ASUS Zenbooks UX31A & UX32VD – Video

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7 Jul, 2012 3:23 am

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Bad news for prospective customers of ASUS ultrabooks: the full-HD displays on the ASUS Zenbook Prime UX31A and Zenbook UX32VD are scattering light. Apparently, the problem is called “light bleeding” because scattered light from the backlight of the display comes through on the edge of the screen. Quality problems in the production of the displays is the main culprit. The problem affects only the full-HD panel in the 13.3-inch ultrabooks from ASUS, but not the smaller 11.6-inch model Zenbook UX21A.

Colleagues from Nordic Hardware have documented the problem in the video below. The extent of the problem with the scattered light from the backlight is still unclear, but the number of reports on the subject is increasing. On Amazon, 7 of 26 customer reviews say that they experienced “light bleeding”. In 5 of 11 reviews of new ultrabooks from ASUS, scattered light is the main criticism. The problem is especially apparent in dark scenes in movies. It is recommended that customers wait a while longer before buying these Ultrabook models from ASUS. Surely the problem will be addressed shortly.

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Source: NordicHardware and Ultrabooknews

 

 


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  • Jordan Hoffman

    Thats what we call in the business a dealbreaker.

  • rwniel

    Light bleed isn’t particularly uncommon on LCD displays, the only concern is the position on the screen and how much it leaks out from the edge. That example looks pretty bad though, but it is sometimes difficult to see in photos because usually the only way to photograph it is to turn the brightness all the way up and display a purely black screen (so as to create the most contrast between black and white). It’s probable that some of the people on Amazon who have given 4/5 star reviews have it on their models too but they just don’t see it. If it was particularly bad, then I’d return it and get another or alternatively wait until some likely allignment issues of the display panels are worked out (so that it better alligns with the bezel that blocks out excessive light along the edge). Unfortunately, the backlight on this model needs to be particularly bright due to the combination of it being an IPS display panel and full hd (as the aperture for the pixels is so such smaller).

  • easondeguzman

    actually tablets also have this issue, maybe since the Zenbook Prime is using IPS display maybe its the same problem? Probably just some placements are squeezing the panel too much.

  • http://www.ashevilletechnologyservices.com Dan Brown

    I have the same problem on my original Asus Transformer. It’s really not that bad though… you can only tell when the screen is on what ever you’re viewing has a black background.

    Sure, if you load up a test full screen black image, it looks pretty bad… but how often will it be a problem in real life?

    Browsing the web, even watching movies, I barely notice it, it’s certainly not a dealbreaker. Dead pixels would be a deal breaker.